To transfer the infrastructure master role in Active Directory, follow these steps:
- Open the Active Directory Sites and Services console.
- Navigate to the domain controllers node.
- Check the current FSMO role holders in the PDC.
- If necessary, transfer the Infrastructure Master FSMO role to a special domain controller following the guidelines below:
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- The Infrastructure Master should never be installed on the same domain controller as the primary domain controller. tt
- The domain controller on which the Infrastructure Master is installed should be Global Catalog and have Global Catalog sites. t
- Test to ensure that the FSMO role has successfully been transferred to the new role owner.